The 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (July 24, 1940December 7, 2005), was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 112th governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. Prior to this, he served as a member of the South Carolina Sen ...

, a Republican representative of the 4th congressional district, narrowly defeated Democrat Michael R. Daniel to become the 112th governor of South Carolina and only the second Republican governor since Reconstruction.

Democratic primary

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their

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for governor on June 10. Michael R. Daniel was declared the official candidate for the Democrats despite not obtaining 50% of the vote because second-place finisher, Winthrop University president Philip Lader, declined a runoff election.

Republican primary

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faced no opposition from

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and avoided a

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General election

The general election was held on November 4, 1986, and Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. was elected as the next

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in the closest election percentage wise since the disputed

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. Turnout was higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of the increasingly competitive nature of the race between the two parties. , - , , colspan=5 , Republican gain from

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Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

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